Have you updated your Workplace Safety and Health Program to identify and address the new hazards COVID-19 creates? If not, now is the time, as OSHA expects employers to assess their workplaces to identify the ways their...more
6/1/2020
/ Bodily Injury ,
Construction Workers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
General Duty Clause ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Screening Procedures ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
On Tuesday, May 19, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued new enforcement guidance regarding an employer’s obligation to record cases of COVID-19 on the OSHA injury and illness logs. The new...more
On October 11, 2018, in an about-face on prior guidance, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a significant Standard Interpretation Memorandum regarding safety-incentive programs and post-incident...more
10/22/2018
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Drug Testing ,
Electronic Reporting ,
Employee Incentive Plans ,
Health & Safety Standard ,
New Guidance ,
OSHA ,
Policy Memorandums ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
On Monday, July 30, 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a proposed rule to abolish much of the existing electronic reporting obligations for establishments with 250 or more employees....more
8/3/2018
/ Deregulation ,
Electronic Reporting ,
Employer Mandates ,
OSHA ,
Proposed Rules ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety